RPAGF Chapter 114 Mirage
Chapter 114 Mirage
Chapter 114 Mirage
As the ghostly soldiers slowly walked past Ye Ru, not only Ye Ru, but even Xiao Bai gasped in shock.
"Legend has it that the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice sect during the Three Kingdoms period also received some of the inheritance from the Taiping Yaoshu, which claimed to have the method of commanding ghost soldiers. However, there are three types of ghost soldiers passing through the territory. The first type is when a large number of ancient troops died in battle, but their fighting spirit was still there. They thought they were not dead yet, so they retained their will before the war."
"Another type is after a great disaster when many people die. These ghost soldiers are ghost messengers and generals from the underworld who come to collect souls. The ten kings of hell send ghost messengers to collect souls."
"The third type is the war of the ghost realm among the six realms. Legend has it that after the death of the Martial Saint Guan Yu, he fell into the ghost realm due to his karma and became a king, waging war everywhere."
"Therefore, according to the Yin-Yang school, people live in yang places and souls live in yin places. Although it seems strange, it is not strange at all. Therefore, these soldiers should be those soldiers who fought against demons in Liu'an but were massacred by the demons."
Xiao Bai said in a deep voice, which made Ye Ru breathe a sigh of relief. If these Yin soldiers attacked him, even if he had profound words of wisdom and could write war poems, it would probably be useless against them.
Thinking about this, Ye Ru became even more curious about the "Taiping Yaoshu".
What kind of divine book could possess such great supernatural powers?
"I see. The Yin-Yang School is quite proficient in Qimen Dunjia, but it's a pity that it's declining now."
Ye Ru sighed and said.
After all the ghost soldiers had passed through, Ye Ru dusted himself off from the pile of firewood and stepped out. He then used his speed-running technique to rush towards the mysterious royal palace.
The Liuan Palace may seem close, but it is actually thousands of miles away. However, in just a short while, Ye Ru saw Kong Hexuan and the others.
"Chief Ye, you've arrived."
Kong Hexuan greeted Ye Ru upon seeing him, his face full of worry.
"what happened?"
Ye Ru frowned and asked softly.
"Look ahead."
Kong Hexuan pointed ahead, where a huge pavilion could be seen in the distance, appearing and disappearing like a dream.
"It's a mirage?"
Xiao Bai exclaimed in surprise from inside Ye Ru's sleeve, then explained to Ye Ru:
“There are two kinds of mirages: one is a sea market and the other is a mirage. These two kinds are also known as ghost markets. I’m afraid this mirage is the first obstacle you will encounter on your way to the Liuan King’s Palace.”
Ye Ru fell into deep thought. He had originally thought that the mirage was just a phenomenon of atmospheric optics refraction, but in this world, it was probably not so simple.
"This building is called the Ghost Building. There are mirage spirits inside. You need to climb upwards. The higher you climb, the closer you will be to the Palace of the Six An Kings."
Zhang Guo looked at everyone and said softly.
"Above the mirage is another sea market. This sea market is not a marketplace, but a mirage. Within the mirage, you must complete what the other party specifies in order to pass through."
Xiao Ke from the Yin-Yang School pondered for a moment, then spoke up to remind him, before giving Ye Ru a meaningful look.
"Since ancient times, scholars have always competed to see who is superior. Since we, the sage families and noble clans, are all here, let's have a competition to see who can climb the most?"
Han Lu looked around at everyone, then said with a smile.
"Not interested, I'm going in first."
Xiao Ke wore a mask, so no one could see the expression on the other person's face. He then stepped in.
As Xiao Ke stepped into the mirage, a beam of light appeared in the sky, allowing people to see what was inside.
"I'll hold my position for now; you can do as you please."
Sun Kong stared at the light screen in the sky, while Ye Ru remained motionless.
These words made Han Lu's face stiffen, realizing he had made a fool of himself.
About half an hour later, the palace lanterns on the mirage lit up to the sixth floor before slowly disappearing.
"Pass through the third floor of the mirage, and proceed forward for three thousand meters."
A voice devoid of any emotion rang out.
"Brother Ye is a model of scholars and should be the first to pay homage. I don't understand why you let a student of the Yin-Yang School go first. Isn't that an insult to your reputation as a model of scholars?"
At this moment, a person stepped out from the crowd and said respectfully.
Ye Ru looked up at the man and realized he was not a member of the Legalist school, but Han Lu gave him a cold laugh from behind.
This made Ye Ru realize that this person had probably been used as a pawn by the other party.
"The capable should go first, regardless of order. Brother Ke from the Yin-Yang School is quite accomplished in Qimen Dunjia and the Five Elements theory, so it is perfectly acceptable to let Brother Ke from the Yin-Yang School go first."
Ye Rudao.
"Master Ye, that's not quite right. You are a model of scholars, and you are blessed with literary talent. You've gone up to the top floor to set an example for us."
One of them said.
"Yes, Chief Justice Ye should set an example for us."
At this moment, many people spoke out loudly. Ye Ru turned his head. These people were either from the Left Prime Minister's faction or from the Three Schools of Diplomacy.
Only the members of the Sage Family remained silent.
Ye Ru understood the other party's intention in letting him go first. If he was eliminated halfway through, the other party would have new topics to use against him.
If I go up to the top floor, the other party won't suffer any harm.
Then, Ye Ru's lips curled into a mocking smile as he addressed Kong Hexuan and the others:
"Then I'll go first."
"Brother Ye, didn't you realize this is a trick by the Three Schools of Diplomacy?"
Kong Hexuan frowned and said.
“I know. As Mencius said: Where the Way lies, even if thousands of people oppose it, I will go. Don’t worry about me.”
After Ye Ru finished speaking, he took a step forward and entered the mirage.
"Well done, Chief Ye! You have guts. If you were to study the art of military strategy, you would surely achieve great things."
Sun Kong shook his head and exclaimed in admiration.
“My Kong family has a daughter who is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She can even sit and discuss philosophy with a scholar who has passed the imperial examination. Go back and tell my father to bring her into our Kong family.”
Kong Hexuan said.
"Kong Yingying? Would the head of the Kong family be willing to marry his precious daughter to Ye Anshou? Although Ye Anshou is currently a scholar, he is like a newly sprouted plant, and he will most likely be destroyed by the wind."
The renowned scholar Gongsun Feng pondered for a moment.
"What place do you think Ye Ru will get?"
"This building has nine floors in total, and it might be twice the size of Xiao Ke's six floors."
"That's not necessarily true. Although Brother Ye Ru is very talented, Xiao Ke, who is known as an expert in Qimen Dunjia, has only reached the third pavilion. Moreover, the Mirage Tower's test is likely to be extremely complex. As a poor scholar, how could he possibly learn other Qimen skills in addition to reading the classics? I think it would be good if we could at least keep up."
Su Liu chuckled lightly and spoke with utter disdain.
Some powerful families who were on good terms with the strategists also sneered.
"Indeed, if Ye Ru were from any of our noble families, he would be far ahead of us, leaving us far behind. However, he is just a poor scholar, so he is not a threat."
A man of many talents smiled slightly.
"Be careful of what will happen to Han Yunxiu."
Kong Hexuan spoke, causing Su Liu and the others' expressions to change.
"We'll only know for sure once Ye Ru passes the test. Let's just wait and see."
Meng Qingyang shrugged and said in a deep voice.
At this moment, Ye Ru had already stepped onto the first floor. The first floor was unusually quiet, with only a single character written on the plaque. The strange test question made Ye Ru involuntarily read it aloud:
"one?"